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Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography
Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information…
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Tanzanian lawmaker's church shut down after he accuses government of human rights abuses
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian authorities deregistered a church owned by a ruling party lawmaker after he accused the government of…
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'Struggling to be alive': Kenyan activist speaks of 'sexual torture' in Tanzania
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. A Kenyan activist has told the BBC that he is "struggling…
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Kenyan president apologises to Tanzania over deportation row
Kenya's President William Ruto has publicly apologised to Tanzania following days of tension between the neighbouring countries. Some…
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Activist freed in Tanzania after Kenyan government demand
An activist detained in Tanzania for three days has been released shortly after Kenya's foreign ministry demanded his release. A top…
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X restricted in Tanzania after police targeted by hackers
Access to the social media platform X has been restricted in Tanzania after some official accounts of government and private institutions…
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Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court
Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on treason charges last month,…
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Tanzania's main opposition party faces election ban after leader is charged with treason
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania's main opposition party faces exclusion from general elections set for October after its leader…
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Tanzania's main opposition party banned from election
Tanzania's main opposition party has been barred from participating in this year's election, days after its leader was charged with…
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Tanzania's opposition leader charged with treason
Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he held in the south…
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'Grave robbers took my daughter's cross and my mother's - twice'
Grave after grave after grave in this cemetery in the eastern Tanzanian city of Morogoro has been vandalised. In some, there is a gap…
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Tanzania, Burundi sign $2.15bn railway construction deal with Chinese firms
Tanzania and Burundi have entered into an agreement with two Chinese companies to construct a railway line to transport metals, including…
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Outbreak kills 8, suspected Marburg virus has terrifying 88% fatality rate
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote…
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'I have been saved': Kidnapped Tanzanian activist found hours later
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai who was abducted by armed men in Kenya said she has been released, hours after the…
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Tanzania's fuel revolution slowed down by lack of filling stations
A revolution in vehicle fuel is gaining momentum in Tanzania, but a lack of filling stations means it is stuck in second gear. Like…
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Tanzania opposition youth leader abducted from bus station
Police in Tanzania are investigating the reported kidnapping of opposition youth leader Abdul Nondo. The ACT Wazalendo party said Nondo…
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'My mother is still trapped after Tanzania building collapse'
A man in Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, has told the BBC he is waiting to hear news of his mother, who remains trapped two days…
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Tanzania opposition leaders detained amid protest ban
Two leaders of Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party are among 14 members who have been arrested, as police attempted to block a banned…
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Tanzania leader condemns killing of opposition figure doused in acid
Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who…
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Tanzania police commander transferred over sex work comment
A police commander in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, has been removed from her post following controversial comments in which she linked an…
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Tanzania opposition figure Tundu Lissu arrested in crackdown
Tanzanian police have arrested prominent politician Tundu Lissu and two other opposition Chadema officials, the party has said. It says…
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Blast in sugar factory kills 11 in Tanzania
Eleven people have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a sugar factory in Tanzania's eastern district of Mvomero,…